I wanted to forward on Elisabeth's message from last week. The U.S. Senate will be taking their first vote to move S. 649 forward tomorrow. We need your help to make sure that this bill gets fair consideration on the floor of the U.S. Senate. As Elisabeth noted last week this issue is too important to ignore any longer. Common sense solutions to the epidemic of gun violence in our country will save lives.

For months, our nation has debated the laws governing the use of guns and ammunition in our country. It’s clear that the majority of Americans want Congress to take new, strong steps to relieve the epidemic of gun violence across our nation.

S. 649 will require background checks on all gun purchases and impose stricter penalties for “straw purchases,” where one individual buys for another. There will also be amendments from the floor of the Senate that the League strongly supports. These amendments include Senator Feinstein’s Assault Weapons Ban and an amendment to limit the size of high capacity ammunition magazines.